Welcome to iDevelop, a weekly eNewsletter providing faculty with information about professional development opportunities at NSCC. The intent of this eNewsletter is to spotlight the various professional development events for faculty in one convenient location as well as share best practices, resources and tips related to the teaching practice. iDevelop is being brought to you by the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation (CTLI).
20 Minute Online Professional Development
The Monday Morning Mentor series will be available over the spring semester to bring you professional development in twenty minute snippets. The topic for the week of March 29th is How Can a Teaching Calendar Help Me Be More Effective and Efficient in the Online Classroom? The presentation is available Monday at 10:00am and is accessible through Sunday of that week. For information on accessing the presentation and supplemental materials, please view the Bulletin or the email version of iDevelop.
More information about this session (including description, topics, and learning goals) is available at https://www.magnapubs.com/product/program/teaching-calendar-help-me-be-effective-efficient-online-classroom. The complete spring 2021 schedule of Monday Morning Mentor sessions is available at http://nscclets.blogspot.com/2020/12/20-minute-mentor-online-faculty.html.
Looking for transcripts of past Monday Morning Mentor sessions? Please email ctli@northshore.edu with the session title and we can provide you with the transcript and supplementary materials.
- 2021 Teaching, Learning, and Student Development Conference. The 2021 Teaching, Learning, and Student Development Conference Committee will be hosted by Quinsigamond Community College on April 9, 2021. Tools for the New Normal: Innovations in Access, Equity, and Student Success is the theme of the 2021 event. The Keynote Speaker is Dr. Danette Howard, Senior Vice President & Chief Policy Office for the Lumina Foundation. Registration is now open. Please see https://www.qcc.edu/TLSD-2021 for the schedule of sessions as well as to register.
- 2021 NSCC Visiting Writer Event. Visiting Writer and North Shore alumnus John R. Nelson will present a slide show and read from his book Flight Calls: Exploring Massachusetts through Birds, described as "somewhere between a personal memoir, a true-life adventure, and a birder's personal journey." This event will take place on Zoom on Tuesday, April 20, 9:30-10:45 AM and Wednesday, April 21, 9:30-10:45 AM. More information will be available soon on the 2021 Arts in April page, https://www.northshore.edu/arts-in-april/index.html.
- 2021 Northeast OER Summit. Registration as well as a call for proposals is now open for the 4th Annual Northeast OER Summit. The Summit is free and will take place Monday, May 24 – Wednesday, May 26, 2021 virtually through University of Massachusetts Amherst Conference Services. The deadline for presentation proposals is March 31, 2021 and more information can be found at https://neoer.umasscreate.net/conferences/2021-2/2021-call-for-proposals/. If you are interested in attending, you can register at https://umass.irisregistration.com/Site/OER.
- Equalizing Online Learning (Campus Compact Fusion Webinar) on Friday, April 2, 2021, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM EST. "This session will focus on strategies for addressing the challenges in a remote teaching environment, including equity and accessibility issues; effective approaches for building community in an online setting and communicating expectations and strategies for student success." (webinar description) Presented by: Selena Kohel - Cottey College. More information as well as registration link available at https://events.compact.org/fusion-webinars.
- Time management in online course facilitation, https://onlineteaching.umich.edu/time-management-in-course-facilitation/
- Burn Bright, Not Out: Tips for Managing Online Teaching, https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1199109.pdf
- How to Structure Your Online Class for Inclusion: Two Principles for Fostering Engagement, Part 2, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/online-student-engagement/how-to-structure-your-online-class-for-inclusion-two-principles-for-fostering-engagement-part-2/
- Live with Glenn Walton: How to Humanize Your Online Environment with Sound Boxes, Screaming Monkeys, and Rubber Chickens (Faculty Focus Live Podcast) – “In this episode, Glenn Walton gives us 9 ½ ways to humanize your teaching in an online environment.”, https://www.facultyfocus.com/faculty-focus-live-podcast/
- 21 Ways to Structure an Online Discussion, Part 1, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/online-student-engagement/21-ways-to-structure-an-online-discussion-part-1/
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CTLI